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Holds up amazingly

posted 3 years ago by M1sterDoct0r (4423)
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Saw this one for the very first time earlier this year. We were under lockdown, again & I was so freaking bored. Started channel surfing & just my luck, this was literally starting.

Part of me thought, oh man, this is gonna look & feel dated as hell but to my genuine surprise, it has actually aged WAY better than I thought. It honestly just blew me away. It felt timeless.

Not the best of acting by Roddy Piper but he honestly felt very human. Keith David is great & the writing is absolutely fantastic. I wasn't bored one bit. I was enthralled through the 90min runtime

It's my second favorite John Carpenter film. After The Thing

[–] TheyLiveWeSleep (192) 3 years ago

So relevant today. They live. We sleep.

[–] ItsGood2BeRight (3879) 3 years ago

The funny thing is, only the woke are asleep.

[–] TheyLiveWeSleep (192) 3 years ago

Lol yep

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8711) 3 years ago

It's a great film, and despite being over 30 years old, much like novels such as 1984 and Brave New World it's message is still highly relevant to the current era.

I watched it for the first time a few years ago. I thought it was a really smart movie and a strong social critique in the guise of a sci-fi B-movie.

You're correct that Roddy's acting wasn't A-level but he had charisma and a strong screen presence.

I will eventually pick this one up on Blu-Ray.